Governor Eyes Senate Run

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August 23, 2001

NEWBURY, N.H. -- Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire's first female governor and the first to openly support abortion rights, took the first official step Wednesday toward running for the Senate. Shaheen, a social liberal and fiscal conservative, filed papers creating an exploratory committee for a run for the seat now held by conservative Republican Bob Smith.